He typically avoids flagrant fouls, but LeBron James faced calls to apologize Thursday for targeting an officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding Black teenager amid a growing backlash over the anti-police narrative. The NBA superstar posted and then quickly deleted a tweet showing a photo of the officer at ... Washington Times

VOA VIEW: James embarrassed himself and showed his ignorance and stupidity.

Over 500 bills to limit abortion have been introduced in state legislatures this year as antiabortion lawmakers see opportunity in the Supreme Court. LA Times

VOA VIEW: It will be interesting.

The Post’s push to get New Yorkers to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated against the coronavirus is drawing a big thumbs-up from Donald Trump. New York Post

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President Joe Biden calls Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer,” while Chinese President Xi Jinping and his regime “blatantly violate human rights” and both think “autocracy is the wave of the future.” Yet he invited both to his trumpeted two-day virtual Earth Day summit and acted as if their promises and pledges have any real... New York Post

VOA VIEW: China will not cooperate or keep any promise.

As the Biden administration seeks to get most adults vaccinated by summer, men are holding back. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Women are more gullible.

The American Family Plan, which the president wants to pay for by increasing the capital gains tax and the top marginal income tax rate, currently doesn’t include an effort to expand health coverage. New York Times

VOA VIEW: All taxes hurt all, rich and poor.

Pepsi Blue is coming back. For the first time since 2004, the bright blue and berry-flavored soda will be available for purchase in stores nationwide.       USA Today

The bill is just one of a handful of Republican-backed proposals introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature this year aimed at cracking down on protests.       USA Today

VOA VIEW: All states should do the same.

More than 500 federally funded scientists are under investigation for being compromised by China and other foreign powers, the National Institutes of Health revealed Thursday. The federal health officials told a Senate committee that they are fighting to keep up with large-scale Chinese efforts to corrupt American researchers and steal ... Washington Times

VOA VIEW: China is undermining all aspects.

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Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said Wednesday that her office reviewed election fraud allegations that state Republican Party leaders delivered to her office in March and found that some allegations were already under investigation, while the vast majority were baseless or inaccurately interpreted. Washington Times

Montana’s governor on Thursday signed a bill that codifies the right of people to challenge government regulations that interfere with their religious beliefs. The legislation, by Republican Sen. Carl Glimm, requires the government to have a compelling reason to violate a person's constitutional right to ... Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Good!

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued President Biden on Thursday, asking federal courts to make the federal government follow its own COVID rules when it comes to illegal immigrants jumping the border. Mr. Paxton said Homeland Security has released tens of thousands of illegal immigrants into the country despite a ... Washington Times

VOA VIEW: A good point.

As Americans return to flying, millions could face a new roadblock as the Real ID travel compliance deadline looms. ABC

VOA VIEW: Biden and Dems want to control all Americans.

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NASA says it has successfully made oxygen on Mars, a major development that could aid future human missions to the red planet. ABC

VOA VIEW: Good!

The Florida Supreme Court has dealt a potentially fatal blow to supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at legalizing marijuana under certain circumstances ABC

Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics have been promised legal support by a global union and an activist group in Germany ABC

VOA VIEW: Total madness - explosion from any award should be punishment.

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Sen. Tim Scott will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress next week. ABC

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that would have banned transgender athletes from girls' and women's school sports ABC

VOA VIEW: Foolish veto - a young women would be cheated.

The CDC and FDA are leaning toward resuming the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after it was halted following reports of blood clots, sources told CBS News. Janet Shamlian has more. CBS

VOA VIEW: Who wants to get a vaccine from a tarnished company?

President Biden is convening a virtual two-day, 40-country climate summit and kicking it off with a new goal for cutting U.S. emissions, 4 years after U.S. abandoned the Paris accord. CBS

VOA VIEW: Biden makes a foolish false promise.

Growth stocks, which could come under selling pressure on higher capital gains taxes, led the intraday decline on Thursday. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Biden is planning to financially destroy the US.

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Scientists at Texas A&M say they've detected a new Covid-19 variant that shows signs of causing more severe illness and appears to be resistant to antibodies. CNBC

VOA VIEW: No one knows the conclusive facts of Covid-19.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced earlier this month that the company plans to invest $20 billion in new microchip manufacturing plants. CNBC

Senate Republicans unveiled a smaller infrastructure plan than the one President Joe Biden hopes to pass. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Less and more appropriate the Biden's.

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People who get infected with the coronavirus between Covid-19 vaccine shots can get their second dose after they've recovered, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. CNBC

VOA VIEW: More Fauci guess work.

Although air pollution has seen incredible improvement since the 1970's, more than 4 in 10 Americans still live in counties with poor air quality. CNBC

Several watchdog groups are pressuring President Biden to publicly release ethics agreements signed by political appointees in his administration. CNBC

VOA VIEW: What happened to transparency?

Student loan forgiveness has never looked so likely to happen. Wondering when it could occur, and if you'd qualify? Here are some answers. CNBC

VOA VIEW: A loan should not be cancelled by American taxpayers.

The Senate approved a bill Thursday that aims to curb a rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. CNBC

VOA VIEW: What about hate crimes against all?

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Thursday that the climate crisis is making it more difficult for the military to defend the U.S. and its allies. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Liberal stupid nonsense.

The senior US general responsible for US troops in the Middle East made clear Thursday that the US intends to maintain military influence and the ability to carry out air strikes in Afghanistan after American and NATO troops are withdrawn from the country later this year. CNN

VOA VIEW: Time will tell.

The DOJ's investigation into Minneapolis police will impact policing across the entire nation, former NYPD Lt. Joe Cardinale argues. FOX News

VOA VIEW: The federal government should not be involved in a state issue.

The officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant as she lunged at two people with a knife is a 23-year-old who had been on the force for 16 months, according to a personnel file obtained by Fox News.  FOX News

VOA VIEW: A clean and appropriate shutting.

A day after the fatal shooting of a Black man by a sheriff’s deputy serving a warrant in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, few details have been released by authorities, but a crisis intervention consultant was hired Thursday by county officials looking to prepare for any fallout.  FOX News

VOA VIEW: Seeing is believing.

The Biden administration on Thursday announced progress on its goals to deploy electric vehicle charging stations and "alternative fuel corridors" in observance of Earth Day. UPI

VOA VIEW: Madness!

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed an anti-Asian hate crimes bill introduced amid a spate of violence spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. UPI

VOA VIEW: All should be treated the same.

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an effort to challenge life sentences for juveniles, saying they could be imprisoned without the possibility of parole. UPI

The House voted along party lines Thursday to pass a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state, sending it to the Senate for consideration. UPI

VOA VIEW: Idiotic!

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